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Super Falcons resume Camp October 4 in Ikenne for Comoros Olympic Qualifiers
Nigeria’s Super Falcons will resume camp on October 4 in Ikenne-Remo as preparations begin in earnest for their 2028 Olympic Games qualifying showdown against Comoros.
The Falcons are scheduled to face Comoros in a two-legged second-round tie, with both matches billed for the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne-Remo on October 9 and 13 respectively.
The October camp will mark the beginning of Nigeria’s preparations for a campaign aimed at securing a return to the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament after the team featured at the Paris 2024 Games.
Nigeria received a bye into the second round as one of the three highest-ranked teams in the African qualifying competition, while Comoros progressed after an emphatic 30-0 aggregate victory over Sudan in the opening round.
The Nigeria Football Federation had appointed former Super Eagles head coach Augustine Eguavoen as interim head coach for the Olympic qualifying assignment.
Eguavoen will be assisted by Nasarawa Amazons coach Christopher Danjuma, while former Super Eagles goalkeeper trainer Olatunji Baruwa has been appointed goalkeeper trainer. Former Super Falcons defender Ayisat Yusuf will also serve on the coaching staff as an assistant coach.
The interim technical crew will have limited time to work with the players before the opening leg, making the early days of the Ikenne camp particularly important for tactical organisation and player assessment.
The Falcons are expected to assemble their core squad from the experienced group that represented Nigeria at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, alongside other eligible players who have established themselves in domestic and European competitions.
The Olympic qualifiers represent a fresh competitive chapter for the Super Falcons following a difficult 2026 campaign, during which Nigeria exited the WAFCON at the quarter-final stage and subsequently failed to qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
With both legs taking place in Ikenne, Nigeria will have the unusual advantage of playing the two fixtures on home soil, although the first match on October 9 will officially serve as the opening leg of the tie.
The Falcons must eliminate Comoros over the two legs to advance to the third round of the Olympic qualifying series, where either the Democratic Republic of Congo or Morocco awaits.
The third round is scheduled for February 23 to March 6, 2027. Nigeria would then need to negotiate two further rounds to claim one of Africa’s two available places at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
For Eguavoen and his coaching staff, the immediate task will be to use the October 4 camp to establish their tactical approach, assess the available players and prepare the Falcons for what will be their first competitive assignment under the interim technical team.
With the Olympic qualification race offering only two tickets to Africa, Nigeria’s October double-header against Comoros will provide the first major test of the new technical setup and the Falcons’ preparations for the long road to Los Angeles.